Welcome to Woodlyn ...

Woodlyn is located in Pickaway County<1>.

The location of Woodlyn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodlyn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Woodlyn is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Woodlyn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Woodlyn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Woodlyn - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodlyn.

Communities near Woodlyn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woodlyn.

• Chillicothe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <4>
• Washington Court House
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
  • Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <4>
• Circleville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Fayette County
• Ashville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
  • Ashville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <4>
• South Bloomfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
  • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
• Mount Sterling
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• Commercial Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commercial Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commercial Point
  • Commercial Point is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commercial Point <4>
• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Frankfort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Woodlyn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodlyn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woodlyn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodlyn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodlyn. See our Newspapers Page for Woodlyn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodlyn ...

Looking for more information about Woodlyn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woodlyn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woodlyn.

Adding Woodlyn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodlyn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Woodlyn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Woodlyn post office opened in 1882.

We also found Woodlyn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodlyn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodlyn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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